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 Jean
Smith graduated high school with a cash scholarship to attend art
school; she went directly downtown, bought a really good stereo,
and moved out from under the same roof as her abstract parents,
both painters.
In 2000, Smith’s series of self-portraits (1973-1999) were
shown at Olympia, Washington’s Ladyfest Art Show. Her recent
work, Pint Glass, is a series of paintings (vibrant but soft) on
cream velvet.
"The paintings in the series Pint Glass are a continuation of traditional themes (still life and landscape) that I've painted for over thirty years. This work has run parallel to my overlty political work in Mecca Normal. If the subject matter here appears to be explicilty non-political, its positive role in the overall balance of my life and work is not. Plus, since I quit drinking over three years ago, I'm happy to have found a better use for this pint glass, a gift
from band-mate in 2 Foot Flame, Peter Jefferies, removed from
an airport bar in Austin, Texas (the glass, not Jefferies)."
 THE
PINT GLASS SERIES
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